By Michael D. Evans You’re probably sick of hearing about Measure G, the City of Fresno referendum on privatizing residential solid waste disposal service. But as with a presidential campaign, it [...] Continue Reading
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How Do We Build on the Marches for Immigration Reform?
By Leoncio Vásquez Santos For seven consecutive years, the May Day Coalition for Immigrants’ Rights has successfully organized the May Day March to continue forcing the issue of immigration reform [...] Continue Reading
Changes in Cuba and the Caravan: Same Old Blockade
By Leni Villagomez Reeves The 24th Pastors for Peace Caravan to Cuba will leave the United States on July 16, bound for Cuba. This is an ongoing struggle against the illegal, immoral U.S. blockade [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Light Brigade: People’s Bandwidth
By Michael Bridges and Beverly Fitzpatrick What is a light brigade, you might ask. It is a lighted human billboard, a group of volunteers getting out messages on important issues. Issues nationally [...] Continue Reading
¿Que hacemos después de las marchas en pro de una reforma migratoria?
Por: Leoncio Vásquez Santos, Director Ejecutivo de Centro Binacional para el Desarrollo Indígena Oaxaqueño—Miembro activo de la Coalición Primero de Mayo por los Derechos de los Inmigrantes. La [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor – June 2013
In the middle of May, the Community Alliance newspaper published a Special Edition about the barbaric treatment of the mentally ill in the Fresno County Jail. We have reprinted “Freefall into Madness” [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor – June 2013
Fresno County Jail’s Barbaric Treatment of the Mentally Ill (Editor’s note: These are some of the comments that we received in the first two days following the distribution of our Special Edition, [...] Continue Reading
The Office of Independent Review: Up for Review
By Richard Stone Author’s note: Fresno’s current police auditor, Rick Rasmussen, released his second quarterly report in early April. On May 7, he held an open house to answer questions from the [...] Continue Reading
The Crockford Files – June 2013
By John Crockford GPS “The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a space-based satellite navigation system that provides location and time information in all weather conditions, anywhere on or near the [...] Continue Reading
The Prison Press– Brown’s New Prison Plan: Same ol’ Same ol’
By Boston Woodard On May 2, Gov. Jerry Brown filed a new prison population reduction plan that suggests, among other proposals, ways to decrease prisoners’ sentences and modify the use of private [...] Continue Reading
How Not To Fight Climate Change: Clearing the Air – June 2013
By Tom Frantz Our lungs are being violated by misguided climate change action in Sacramento. Simultaneously, our Valley Air Board is facilitating this environmental injustice. First, some [...] Continue Reading
Wal-Mart Distribution Center to Proceed Despite Environmental Flaws
By Tom Grave After a three-year legal battle, Walmart can now proceed with building a 1.1 million square foot distribution center on 230 acres within the city of Merced. This massive project will [...] Continue Reading